---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 32‑12.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to data breach response and remediation costs."
description: "AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 32‑12.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to data breach response and remediation costs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nd"
legislature: "North Dakota Legislative Assembly"
session: "65"
identifier: "HB 1088"
citation: "North Dakota HB 1088 (65)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CIVIL ACTIONS", "CYBER SECURITY", "OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Government and Veterans Affairs"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-03"
last_action: "2017-03-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a85e445a-05b7-4762-8186-a8334893e304"
source_url: "http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/bill-actions/ba1088.html"
source_hash: "74f06c4db465ec54a2c76f977e5c49faaa9aa872d62a3a04f3d114fbcf646cbc"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nd"]
---

# North Dakota HB 1088 (65) — AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 32‑12.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to data breach response and remediation costs.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **INTRODUCED** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8014-01000.pdf)
2. **Enrollment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/65-2017/documents/17-8014-02000.pdf)

## Votes

- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 46 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- The question being on the final passage of the bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO PASS, the roll was called and there were 91 YEAS, 1 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 2 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING. — **91–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Government and Veterans Affairs — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2017-01-05** Committee Hearing 01:00
- **2017-01-09** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 14 0 0 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-10** Second reading, passed, yeas 91 nays 1 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-02** Received from House
- **2017-02-03** Introduced, first reading, referred Government and Veterans Affairs Committee `introduction`
- **2017-02-16** Committee Hearing 09:00
- **2017-02-21** Reported back, do pass, place on calendar 5 0 1 `committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Second reading, passed, yeas 46 nays 0 `reading-2, passage`
- **2017-02-23** Returned to House
- **2017-03-01** Signed by President
- **2017-03-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-01** Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-03** Signed by Governor 03/02 `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-06** Filed with Secretary Of State 03/03 `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a85e445a-05b7-4762-8186-a8334893e304`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Dakota legislature records).